Faculty of Arts
Sociology
Introduction to Sociology – 2nd Canadian Edition
Edited by: William Little, Thompson Rivers University
This sociology text has been positively-reviewed. It covers introductory concepts in sociology, from sociological research to government and politics.
Includes: instructor resources, student resources, summaries, and real-world applications.
Attribution: Introduction to Sociology – 2nd Canadian Edition edited by William Little is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) 4.0 International License.
Foundations in Sociology 1
By: Susan Robertson, University of Saskatchewan
An adaptation of the Little book above, this is the first part of a two-part introduction to the discipline of sociology, the study of society. It examines how we come to understand and experience ourselves and the world around us and how we create culture. Students will be introduced to the study of culture, socialization, social interaction, identity formation and self-fashioning, the social construction of class, gender and race, age, deviance, and other social phenomena.
Attribution: Foundations in Sociology I by Susan Robertson is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.
Principles of Sociological Inquiry: Qualitative and Quantitative Methods
By: Amy Blackstone, University of Maine, Orono
This sociology text has been positively-reviewed. It covers introductory concepts in sociological methods.
Includes: index, glossary, and exercises.
Attribution: Principles of Sociological Inquiry: Qualitative and Quantitative Methods by Amy Blackstone is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA) 4.0 International License
Sociology: Understanding and Changing the Social World
By: Steven E. Barkan, University of Maine
This sociology text has been positively-reviewed. It covers introductory concepts in sociology, from government and politics to health, medicine, and society.
Includes: index, glossary, and exercises.
Attribution: Sociology: Understanding and Changing the Social World by Steven E. Barkan is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA) 4.0 International License
Organizational Behaviour
This lumen learning course on organizational behaviour is a great introductory resource. It covers concepts in organizational behaviour, from demographic and cultural diversity to power and politics.
Includes: videos, student resources, summaries, and diagrams.
Beyond Race: Cultural Influences on Human Social Life
By: Vera Kennedy, West Hills College Lemoore
This sociology text has been positively-reviewed. It covers introductory concepts in cultural sociology, from culture and meaning to cultural identity.
Includes: instructor resources, student resources, summaries, and real-world applications.
Attribution: Beyond Race: Cultural Influences on Human Social Life by Vera Kennedy is licensed under a Creative Commons